Web dudes - the new fangled room booking system is online at http://theforest.org.uk/cavebooking/. It has this URL so that links to the old Cave system still work. But it now handles all facilities bookings. Can there be a single URL that all facilities can use, or should there be different URLs pointing to the same place? The "/cavebooking" URL is in fact a sym link to "/booking" already.

PS I have thoughts on a new layout for the website that I hopefully maybe might be able to work on this weekend. If I do so I'll try to make the links to the facilities pages more prominent. Currently the Forest Projects icons take up too much vertical space and push the facilities links down below the fold, and also the Projects are all graphical and the facilities aren't. It can probably be done better.

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I've had it with you. If I had an image of a laser gun I would absolutely position it right here in my hand...Ha! I have a real laser absolutely positioned in my hand!

It probably makes sense for the different facilities to have different pages on blog.thforest.org.uk, as the initiation process is different for each facility. From these pages, they can all link to the same booking system, but using different URLs, to future-proof themselves. While they are using the current system, it is easy to create sym links.

So, the people in charge of the different facilities should produce content for their blog pages. And Chris and I can then bring their booking systems on line.

screenprinting is a bit of a tricky one, but it should point to the new room system, probably the screenprinting page needs to be re-written. As I am slowly realising the trouble with screenprinting is that all the materials are very expensive, easily spent or damaged, and it is quite a labour of love to learn, and requires quite a bit of time commitment for non-experienced people to get the hang of it. really it needs to have dedicated people looking after the room and training people how to use it, maybe we can get into this position?? i'm not sure...

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Maybe it could work? But it will be a kaleidoscopic blend of mysterious shadows and rainbow hued-dreams seen through compassionate tears.

Lien and Birgit have really been committed to dealing with the SP room. I think they just need a little support and encouragement (this could be in person or via email but would be great if it came from chris) to really take the jump.

I have also raised my hand enthusiastically to help coordinate the artist facilities. I am around, i am responcible, i have experience and want to see more art happening.(yeay art!) Perhaps Chris, Lien, Birgit and I- maybe Stevie could all have a day where we get together in that room and go over everything... ??

second... The darkroom booking system has some problems. I've accepted a few people into the system, but have recieved emails from a few people saying they still cannot change anything. Last i was on some of the enlargers were only "open" on wednesdays. which is not the case.

enlargers 1-4 are available mon- fri from 10am-11pm after 5pm on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays due to workshop/demposafter 6pm on Sundays until mid may due to Alt process course

that sounds really good, hopefully we can "get into this position..."!

I'm well up for doing more stuff with you guys, I'm away for a week, so we can do it when i'm back, and i think stevie is maybe gonna do another one day course in may some time too. BUT everything is in the room, and there is a really good book on how to do stuff, and the internet is full of all this info too. so yeah, please get on it!

on the room booking system:

first you have to set users to "regular" and hit update, one by one for each room, then last, you need to change their status from "validated" to "active"

ah! I have just realised that as "room admin" your options were a too limited (uselessly so!), I have changed you to full admin, so you can change all this stuff much better

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Maybe it could work? But it will be a kaleidoscopic blend of mysterious shadows and rainbow hued-dreams seen through compassionate tears.

I can add a link to the online booking system that says "book the screenprinting room online", but from the text that is on the page right now it sounds like you would need to do a £20 induction first. So how do they book that? And then what happens? Please provide specific instructions!

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I've had it with you. If I had an image of a laser gun I would absolutely position it right here in my hand...Ha! I have a real laser absolutely positioned in my hand!